Kim, Jong Il, 4, 8–9, 17–20, 22–24, 26, 28–29, 33, 44, 50, 56, 61, 63–64, 66, 68, 72–73, 86–88, 91, 93–96, 126–129, 132–133, 135–136, 139, 153, 166, 169–174, 177, 179, 183–184, 187, 189, 191–198, 207, 211, 221–222, 224, 241, 251–269, 271–273, 275–286

Kim, Jong Un, 4, 8–10, 17–20, 22–24, 26, 28–29, 33, 44, 50, 56, 61, 63–64, 66, 68, 72–73, 86–88, 91, 93–96, 126–129, 132–133, 135–136, 139, 153, 166, 169–174, 177, 179, 183–184, 187, 189, 191–198, 207, 211, 221–222, 224, 241, 251–269, 271–273, 275–286

Kim, Koo, 22

Kim, Kyung Hee, 136, 256–257

Kim, Yong Nam, 187, 191, 258

Korean Central News Agency, 62, 68–71, 73, 93–97, 188, 218

Korean People’s Army, 127–130, 133, 136, 257, 259–260

Korean War, 18, 20, 55, 91, 167, 171–172, 177, 179

Kumkangsan, 275, 278, 281

legitimacy war, 272

light water reactor, 52, 165, 168, 198, 202

Luck, Gary, 168, 171

Mao, Zedong, 19

Mankyongdae, 24

mass line, 65

marketization, 6–7, 107–110, 116, 119–120

members of parliament, 130

military, 6–7, 17–19, 21–23, 27–34, 49, 56, 68, 84–85, 93, 100–101, 114, 125–126, 128–139, 144–145, 149, 155, 167, 170–171, 173, 184, 189, 192, 202–204, 206–207, 209, 211, 214, 216, 219–221, 224–225, 236, 255–256, 259–260, 265, 268, 271, 273–275, 278, 280–285

mineral resources, 40–41, 57

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 191

missile, 132, 137, 165–167, 174, 176–177, 179, 183, 187, 196, 199, 201–203, 205, 208, 211, 251, 255–256, 258, 274

missile defense system, 202, 274

National Defense Commission, 62, 128, 132, 135, 192, 197, 256–257, 260

national security, 4, 17, 99, 145, 170, 195, 278–279, 282

National Security Council, 170, 258

newly industrialized countries, 21, 27

neuroscience, 9, 243–244

new institutional economics, 6, 39, 98

North Korean Economy, 20, 37–38, 57, 74–75, 81–82, 144

North Korean Ministry of Agriculture, 46

Non-Proliferation Treaty, 175, 187, 198–201, 277

Obama, Barack, 165–166

Park, Chung Hee, 20–21

peace treaty, 283

Perry, William, 171

plutonium, 166–168, 175–177, 198–199